大面颊兽

大面颊兽更新世澳洲灭绝袋犀属学名Zygomaturus动物。它们的身体很重,脚厚,相信与现今的倭河马相似。[1]它们是四足行走的。[1]它们栖息在潮湿的澳洲海岸,于4.5万年前消失。[1]它们也有沿河流向内陆扩展。[1]它们可能是独自或以小群生活。大面颊兽可能吃芦苇莎草科,并以其下门齿将食物铲入口内。[1]

袋犀属
化石时期:更新世
Zygomaturus tasmanicus
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 哺乳纲 Mammalia
演化支 有袋类 Marsupialia
目: 双门齿目 Diprotodontia
科: 双门齿科 Diprotodontidae
亚科: 袋犀亚科 Zygomaturinae
属: 袋犀属 Zygomaturus
  • Z. diahotensis
  • Z. gilli
  • Z. keanei
  • Z. keani
  • Z. tasmanicus
  • Z. trilobus

参考

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ellis, Richard. No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. 2004: 101. ISBN 0-06-055804-0. 
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  • Life of Marsupials by Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe
  • Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime (Life of the Past) by Peter F. Murray, Patricia Vickers-Rich, and Pat Vickers Rich
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  • World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea ... And Cretaceous Eras (World Encyclopedia) by Dougal Dixon

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